On Thursday, we had family craft day at preschool and Ashlyn and I made a little Gingerbread house They also sang us a few Christmas songs. Ashlyn took this very seriously and really belted them out. Diva!
I took this one of Noel after the Christmas program at school.
Not much else to tell except the usual- we had lots of running around all week, finishing shopping, wrapping, taking treats to school, working and such! We took the kids to see Alvin and the Chipmunks yesterday. It'a cute movie. The mall was crazy! Today I need to clean the house and bake some cookies with the kids.

the answer.... and some new pictures

It's that time of year- lots to do! Kelley had his band performance last week. It was a fun concert as always! He had a solo :o)

We had breakfast with Santa at Clendenin elementary. We got to see Santa (again) and Noel's breakfast was free because he won a coloring contest! Yippee!

On saturday the 15th we went to the Nutcracker ballet- we also took my mom to lunch since it was her birthday. We had a great time! I love the Nutcracker.

I posted before about "finding your tumbleweed." There was a neat story in the news about a woman who made a business out of selling tumbleweeds! When other people looked at those tumbleweeds rolling around, they saw an eyesore, something to rip away and burn. She saw it as a work of art, a thing of beauty that others could use to decorate their homes, use as party decor, even for movie sets! Her successful business has a website http://www.prairietumbleweedfarm.com/ Her story really inspired me! I hope it inspires you to find the beauty in the simple things around you. My mantra has become "Find Your Tumbleweed."

Seasons Greetings~ Libby